Chung Wah Chinese School Council 中华中文学校管委会

Chung Wah Chinese School Council

Established in 1974, Chung Wah Chinese School (CWCS) Council operates three teaching campuses situated in Leeming, Morley and Rossmoyne with more than 1,000 student enrolments from pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, pre-primary, Year 1 to 12 and adult classes. In addition to Year 11 and 12, CWCS caters for Hanyu Shuiping Koashi (HSK) or Chinese proficiency test in CWCS Leeming and offers the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) achievements that complement mainstream school requirements in CWCS Rossmoyne. Qualified teachers with current WA Education Department Teachers license and relevant qualifications conduct these classes. CWCS is equipped with experienced and skilled teaching resources to conduct classes in both background and non-background Chinese language.

Highlight of the Year – School App

Cultural Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) CWCS coordinates co-curricular activities in arts and crafts, Chinese cultural dance, Chinese musical instruments, Chinese rhymes singing, diablo, drama, calligraphy, painting and drawing, sketching, abacus, performance arts, table tennis and martial arts to supplement language learning and promote culture. Over three hundred CWCS students participated in Chinese cultural activities after classroom lessons reciprocated with the ability to interact in Chinese Mandarin during ECA. CWCS continues to cultivate cultural talents through festivities such as Chinese New Year, Dumpling Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Celebrations of major Chinese festivals such as these are a part of that culture and tradition which is evident by the large scale community participation. In collaboration with the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) ongoing development of junior football programs have been introduced to Chung Wah kids. In February 2018, CWCS Leeming implemented its school app which was a milestone achievement and enabled a fast and convenient way to communicate with users to enhance connectivity with school parents. Communication insofar as announcements, newsletters, events calendars and important messages to parents utilises push alert notifications. Parents can access children’s homework directly from the school app especially the lower primary classes. Furthermore, parents and guardians are able to complete e-forms such as absentee form, change of details and can invite a second parent to join the app including online enrolment such as the recent WAFC multicultural footy classes. CWCS Leeming school app is free for school parents and guardians to download from the app store. The school app operates on IOS, Android and Windows phones and tablets. Phase two of the CWCS Leeming school app will incorporate library management. Teachers and staff will undergo familiarisation training in the use of the app. So far, in excess of 300 users have installed the app with more than 2,000 app contents being viewed by users/parents since implementation. It is intended that the school app will be gradually rolled out to CWCS Morley and CWCS Rossmoyne in 2019 under the supervision of Wee En Chu. The school app project is the brainchild of Wee En Chu with CWCS Leeming School Management Committee (SMC). Planning discussion work commenced with CWCS Council since 2017. The school app project in CWCS Leeming is led by Wee En Chu, SMC Chairman supported by Clarence Sin, Enrolment Officer and Caroline Tay, Assistant Enrolment Officer.

Professional Development Program

Principals and teachers were involved in development programs during internal staff training meetings and external workshops and seminars. Principals and teachers attended the Professional Learning Program organised by Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI). Teachers attended annual OMI training courses and some attended multiple sessions. Teachers were encouraged to join the WA Chinese Teachers Association (CLTAWA) and participated in the Professional Development Programs. All teaching staff joined online conferencing “Perfect Chinese Teaching Training Course” organised by Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation.

Teacher of the Year Awards (TOTY) Academic Related Activities

TOTY was launched two years ago in 2016 in CWCS to encourage and reward productivity and quality of Chinese language teaching. The recipients of the exemplary TOTY awards demonstrated excellence in their roles to support Chinese language education and uphold Chinese culture and traditions. The following are the 2016 and 2017 winners. 2016 CWCS Teacher of the Year Winners Chung Wah Chinese School Leeming 中华黎明中文学校 Lin Shan HOU 侯淋珊 Chung Wah Chinese School Morley 中华摩利中文学校 Adeline Lin Jui TAN 陈盈杉 Chung Wah Chinese School Rossmoyne 中华乐思中文学校 Meili CHEN 陈美丽 CWCS Leeming school app implemented this year enabled speedy connectivity with parents in terms of urgent notifications and news. CWCS Morley parents were welcomed to sit in with their child’s class for observation. To stay connected and to communicate effectively with parents, CWCS Morley Newsletters were published each term. The Newsletters updated parents with important information and news such as school events and competition results. CWCS Rossmoyne Junior School “Chinese Wall” program enabled students to produce a poster which displayed Chinese characters that they learnt. These posters were displayed in school assemblies and the “best and most improved” students of each class received an award in the assembly. Preprimary classes “Little Dragon Boat Racing” with parents celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival. Preprimary classes “Little Panda Picnic” party with parents celebrated Christmas. 2017 CWCS Teacher of the Year Winners Chung Wah Chinese School Leeming 中华黎明中文学校 All CWCS campuses individually celebrated Chinese New Year and Dragon Boat Festival in their own special way involving students and parents. Grace Poh Geok NG 黄宝玉 Chung Wah Chinese School Morley 中华摩利中文学校 All CWCS campuses jointly celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival in a large scale event which was open to the public. Shirley Hongbo SUN 孙红波 Chung Wah Chinese School Rossmoyne 中华乐思中文学校 Ge Ching LIM 林玉真 The 2018 TOTY winners will be announced at CWCS end-of-year dinner on 2 December 2018. All CWCS campuses conducted class open days for visiting parents. CWCS exposed students to practical opportunities such as competitions in speaking and writing skills. These exercises enabled students to apply students literacy skills learnt during classes and to present what they learnt in front of audiences.

Competitions

CWCS students participated and excelled in numerous competitions in the state Chinese background students Chinese poet recitation. Other competitions included WA State Chinese Background Students Story Telling Competition, “My World” WA State Chinese Writing Competition, CCCA Cup WA Chinese Reading Competition, Chinese Reading Competition, Mid-Autumn Festival’s Calligraphy, Painting & Drawing and Lantern Making Competitions and reading, handwriting, singing competitions during school assemblies and classroom settings. Other opportunities included a series of live radio interviews and broadcast with Mandarin Beats Perth 95.3fm radio station which was participated by students and Principals.

Issues & Challenges

High classroom rental costs at government high school venues are an ongoing threat. Restricted use of classroom facilities meant a financial investment on the part of CWCS in equipment to facilitate teaching. . Intruders were experienced during CWCS Leeming operational hours which posed a safety threat. Implementation of CWCS Leeming wardens to patrol the school compound and around the lavatory units at times put a strain on available resources.

OMI Per Capita Grant

CWCS received OMI’s Community Languages Program (CLP) per capita grant of $120 per student in 2018. WACE students received a further subsidy of $120 per capita amount to compensate for additional classroom hours and curriculum. HSK students do not qualify for the per capita grant bonus. CLP per capita grant helped to subsidise fixed costs such as rentals, salaries, insurances, audits, advertisements, MYOB subscriptions and other administration.

CWCS Council & School Management Committees

Parental involvement and commitment continued to play a fundamental role in supporting CWCS operations including recruiting and welcoming new parents and students. CWCS remains committed to set good standards and develop operational efficiencies to deliver quality teaching and learning. Each CWCS campus has its own unique characteristics and all provide an environment that identifies with the concept of shared resources in training and teaching tools in the pursuit of achieving the best for students. Selfless community leaders and unpaid resources have contributed significantly to the long-term establishment and development of the CWCS. The low tuition fee structure is sustained over time due to the non-profit nature of the community Chung Wah Chinese School.

Sheila REJEK Chair, Chung Wah Chinese School Council

中华中文学校管委会 中华中文学校成立于1974年，在Leeming，Morley和 Rossmoyne设有三个校区，入学的学生包括低幼班，幼 儿班，学前班，1至12年级和成人班，人数超过1,000人。 除了普通11年级和12年级外，中华黎明学校还提供 汉语水平考试（HSK）课程。中华乐思学校还提供达到 主流学校要求的西澳中学教育证书（WACE）课程。这些 课程由具有当前西澳教育部教师执照和相关资格的教师 主讲。 中华中文学校拥有经验丰富的教师及教学资源教授 背景和非背景汉语课程。

中华文化及拓展课程

中华中文学校文化及拓展课程包括艺术和手工艺、 中国舞蹈、中国乐器、中国儿歌、扯铃、戏剧、书法、绘 画、素描、珠算、表演艺术、乒乓球和武术等课外活动， 以补充语言学习， 促进文化传播。 超过三百名学生在中文课后参加了文化及拓展活 动，并在活动中运用所学到的中文。 中华中文学校通过农历新年，中秋节等节日培养学生 的中华传统才艺。 从大规模的社区参与中可以看出，主 要传统节日的庆祝活动是这中华文化传承的重要部分。 中华中文学校也已与西澳大利亚足球委员会（WAFC） 合作向中华学校学生推出了初级澳式足球项目。

年度亮点 - 学校应用程序

2018年2月，中华黎明学校实施了学校应用程序，这 是一项具有里程碑意义的成就。学校可以借此快速方便 地与家长沟通，增强与学校家长的联系。发布公告，新 闻通讯，活动日历及向家长发送重要信息。家长尤其是 低年级班父母可以直接从学校应用程序进入孩子的家 庭作业页面。此外，家长和监护人可以填写电子表格，如 缺席表格、更改学生信息，进行活动在线注册，如最近 的WAFC多元文化足球课程，并可以邀请第二位家长加 入该应用程序。中华黎明学校应用程序免费供学校家 长和监护人从应用程序商店下载。该学校应用程序可在 IOS，Android和Windows手机和平板电脑上运行。

该应用程序将主要用于公告、布置作业、调查和反 馈、在线注册、记录学生出勤、在线图书馆和校长、教师 及家长留言板。 学校应用程序计划的部分资金来自当地项目“当地 工作机会”的2万澳元资助。该申请由中华黎明通过中 华中文学校理事会和中华会馆提交，以进行校园升级。 升级主要针对以下三个方面： 1.升级中华黎明的图书馆服务。 2.在中华黎明开发和实施学校应用程序。 3.为中华黎明的学校管理和教育服务购买信息和通 信技术服务及设施。 学校应用程序将于2019年在Wee En Chu的指导下 逐步推广到中华摩利和中华乐思。 中华黎明学校应用程序的第二阶段将包含图书馆管 理。教师和工作人员将对应用程序的使用进行培训。 到目前为止，超过300个用户安装了应用程序，自实施以 来，用户/父母已经查看了超过2,000个内容。 学校应用项目是Wee En Chu和中华黎明学校管理 委员会（SMC）的心血结晶。与中华中文学校理事会进 行的筹划讨论工作自2017年开始。中华黎明的学校应用 项目由校管会主席Wee En Chu领导，由招生员Clarence Sin，和招生助理Caroline Tay协助。

专业培训计划

校长和教师均参加校内培训和校外培训和研讨会。 校长和老师们参加了由多元文化权益办公室（OMI） 组织的专业培训计划。 教师们每年参加OMI培训课程， 有些参加了多个课程的培训。学校鼓励教师加入西澳中 文教师协会（CLTAWA）并参加协会的专业培训课程。 所有教学人员都参加了由中国语言文化教育基金会组织 的在线“海外华文教师完美远程培训“。

年度最佳教师奖（TOTY）

年度最佳教师奖于两年前在2016年推出，旨在鼓励 高效高质的中文教学。历年获奖者在支持中国语言教 育和秉承中国文化和传统方面均有突出表现。 以下是 2016年和2017年的获奖者。

2016 年度最佳教师获奖名单

Chung Wah Chinese School Leeming 中华黎明学校 Lin Shan HOU 侯淋珊 Chung Wah Chinese School Morley 中华摩利学校 Adeline Lin Jui TAN 陈盈杉 Chung Wah Chinese School Rossmoyne 中华乐思学校 Meili CHEN 陈美丽

2017 年度最佳教师获奖名单

Chung Wah Chinese School Leeming 中华黎明学校 Grace Poh Geok NG 黄宝玉 Chung Wah Chinese School Morley 中华摩利学校 Shirley Hongbo SUN 孙红波 Chung Wah Chinese School Rossmoyne 中华乐思学校 Ge Ching LIM 林玉真 2018年“年度最佳教师奖“获奖者将于2018年12月 2日的中华中文学校年终晚宴上公布。

学术相关活动

今年实施的中华黎明学校应用程序在紧急通知和新 闻方面实现了与家长的快速链接。 中华摩利欢迎家长进入他们孩子的班级旁听。为了 保持联系并与家长进行有效沟通，中华摩利每学期都会 发布校讯。 向家长发布重要信息和新闻，如学校活动和 比赛结果等。 中华乐思小学部“汉字墙”活动让学生以制作海报 的方式，练习和展示他们学到的汉字。 参加活动的学生 在全校大会上展示他们的“汉字墙”海报，每个班级的“ 识字小能手”也在全校大会上得到奖励。学前班组织了“ 小龙舟赛”以及“小熊猫野餐”会，让父母与孩子们一起 参加的端午节等中华文化及其他班级活动。 所有校区都组织学生和家长用各种方式庆祝中国新 年和端午节。并且共同进行了向公众开放的大型中秋节 庆祝活动。

所有校区都开展了学校开放日活动。 中华中文学校组织学生参加各种活动，例如演讲和 写作竞赛，以增加学生应用汉语的机会。这些活动使学 生能够在观众面前应用展示他们在课堂上学到的语言 技能和知识。

竞赛

中华中文学校学生多次参加各类面向中文背景学生 的比赛并表现突出。这些比赛包括西澳州中文背景学生 讲故事比赛，“我的世界”西澳州中文写作比赛，CCCA 杯中文朗读比赛，中秋书法，绘画和灯笼制作比赛及各 校的校内阅读、写字及唱歌比赛。 其他活动包括一系列直播电台采访和由学生和校长 参加的Mandarin Beats Perth 95.3fm广播电台的广播。

问题与挑战

政府高中场地的教室高租金成本是一个持续的威 胁。限制使用教室设施意味着中华中文学校需要在设备 上进行财务投资以支持教学。 中华黎明上课时间内的非法进入者使得学校安全受 到威胁。实施中华黎明管理员巡视校园和洗手间对人力 资源造成压力。

多元文化权益办公室（OMI）人均补助金

中华中文学校2018年获得了多元文化权益办公室 的社区语言计划（CLP）每位学生120澳元的人均补助 金。高考班十二年级学生获得了人均120澳元的额外补 贴，以补偿额外的课堂时间和课程。 HSK学生没有资格 获得人均补助金。 社区语言计划人均补助金有助于补贴固定成本，如租 金，工资，保险，审计，广告，MYOB年费和其他管理费用。

中华中文学校管理委员会和分校管委会

家长的参与和支继续在中文学校运作方面发挥重要 作用，包括招募和欢迎新家长和学生。 中华中文学校始终致力于制定良好的标准并提高工 作效率，以提供高质量的中文教学。每个校园都各有特 点，并在培训和教学中共享资源，以提供了一个实现学 生的最佳目标的环境。 无私的社区侨领和无偿资源为中华中文学校的长期 建立和发展做出了重大贡献。得益于中华中文学校的非 营利性质，学校得以在低学费的建构下保持运营。